Who can apply?
Who can apply?
42PLUS1, the highest prized pitch award in the diagnostics, digital health, precision medicine, and life science tools galaxy, takes place annually and is in its forth year now!
So, who can apply?
Startups developing innovative products and services in diagnostics, digital health, precision medicine, and life science tools are asked to apply. To insure that all applicants are comparable we ask that you fulfill the following criteria:
- Age: No older than 5 years
- Focus: Innovative/disruptive business model or technology
- Size: Less than 30 employees
- Revenue: Less than 1 mio. US p.a.
- Funding: Initial financing secured; either pre-seed, seed or non-dilutive funding of at least 500 TUSD
Benefits of applying:

Feedback.
Overview of direct peer comparison where one stands in ranking

Visibility.
Gain visibility with several investors on jury

Access to investors.
Secure chance to be contacted directly by investors (irrespectively if a startup makes it to the finalist round)

Win.
If selected chance to secure funding of at least 500,000 USD
Investors from around the world rate your application. And we share the results with you.
Even if you are not selected to present on stage you will always receive
valid feedback how you compare to all other applicants. The feedback is provided by
institutional investors and industry experts and can help you to understand the strength
and weakness of your pitch.
- Age: No older than 5 years
- Focus: Innovative/disruptive business model or technology
- Size: Less than 30 employees
- Revenue: Less than 1 mio. US p.a.
- Funding: Initial financing secured; either pre-seed, seed or non-dilutive funding of at least 500 TUSD
Application process
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